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Accelerator Report: Lead ions take the stage
Accelerator Report: Lead ions take the stageOn 30 October at 8 a.m., the SPS delivered its final protons of the year to the North Area, marking the shift to the lead-ion physics run.To prepare for this...
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Accelerator Report: Lead ions at the heart of the accelerator complex
Accelerator Report: Lead ions at the heart of the accelerator complex The scheduled four-week lead-ion physics run began at the SPS North Area on 4 November and has since been progressing smoothly,...
View ArticleRecord data for the LHC in 2024
Record data for the LHC in 2024The particles completed a final lap of honour around the LHC on 23 November, bringing the 2024 run of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) to a close. The LHC performed...
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Accelerator Report: The excellent 2024 LHC run ended abruptly
Accelerator Report: The excellent 2024 LHC run ended abruptlyThe 2024 LHC run was outstanding in every respect, achieving record-breaking performance in both the proton and the lead-ion runs.For the...
View ArticleThe test stand for the High-Luminosity LHC welcomes its first magnets
The test stand for the High-Luminosity LHC welcomes its first magnetsThe magnets that direct and focus the beams just before the collision point are one of the jewels of the High-Luminosity LHC...
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Future Circular Collider innovation and the economics of big science
Future Circular Collider innovation and the economics of big scienceAn artist’s view of the tunnel for the FCC-ee (electron–positron collider) (Image: Polar Media)Two events in Brussels have...
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Accelerator Report: A well-deserved winter break for the accelerator complex
Accelerator Report: A well-deserved winter break for the accelerator complexIf experimental physicists had their way, CERN’s accelerator complex would run nonstop, 365 days a year, without a winter...
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Accelerator Report: Another exciting year ahead
Accelerator Report: Another exciting year aheadJust as the end of a run gives us the chance to look back and reflect on our achievements, the start of a new year is the perfect opportunity to focus on...
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Accelerator Report: Preparing for 2025 LHC operation and setting goals
Accelerator Report: Preparing for 2025 LHC operation and setting goalsThe year-end technical stop (YETS) activities in the accelerator complex’s first machines are nearing completion, but in the LHC...
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Accelerator Report: A first step towards beam production – the Linac4 source...
Accelerator Report: A first step towards beam production – the Linac4 source is running againWhile the year-end technical stop (YETS) is still in full swing in the LHC and progressing as planned, the...
View ArticleChamonix Workshop 2025: looking to the future
Chamonix Workshop 2025: looking to the futureThe Chamonix Workshop 2025, held from 27 to 30 January, brought together CERN’s accelerator and experimental communities to reflect on achievements, address...
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A curved magnet with much potential
A curved magnet with much potentialWhat do rope winding and giant pasta shapes have to do with particle physics? The answer is a new superconducting magnet prototype under development at CERN, lovingly...
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Accelerator Report: Linac4 beam commissioning is nearing completion and the...
Accelerator Report: Linac4 beam commissioning is nearing completion and the PS Booster is next in lineOn 19 February, as planned, the beam stoppers just downstream of the Linac4 ion source were opened,...
View ArticleAccelerator Report: Recommissioning on track as the first beams progress...
Accelerator Report: Recommissioning on track as the first beams progress through the complex In my previous report, I wrote that the first beam injection of 2025 into the PS Booster (PSB) was...
View ArticleLes particules sont de retour dans les accélérateurs
Particles are back in the accelerators At CERN, beams of particles are accelerated faster and faster, just like a relay race (where each runner is faster than the previous one). The LHC’s relay team...
View ArticleAccelerator Report: The LHC commissioning is well on track, but challenges...
Accelerator Report: The LHC commissioning is well on track, but challenges lie ahead Last week, on 19 March, the first beam-based physics of the year began when protons from the PS hit the n_TOF...
View ArticleCERN releases report on the feasibility of a possible Future Circular Collider
CERN releases report on the feasibility of a possible Future Circular Collider After several years of intense work, CERN and international partners have completed a study to assess the feasibility of...
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